UCPD reports sexual battery of woman in Murphy Hall
By Daily Bruin
Dec. 4, 2013 6:24 p.m.
This post was updated December 20.
A man inappropriately touched a female UCLA staff member in Murphy Hall on Sunday, which police characterize as a sexual battery, according to a statement from university police released Wednesday.
The man walked up to the woman on the A-level of Murphy Hall at about 6:50 p.m. and asked for directions. He touched her briefly in front of the A-level elevators and fled after she said she was calling the police, according to the statement.
The man is described as 20 years old, Hispanic, 5-feet-8-inches tall and 160 pounds. He was wearing a beige sweater with dark brown stripes, blue Levi’s jeans, white tennis shoes and a black backpack, according to the statement.
No further information was available. The case is still under investigation.
Anyone with information regarding this incident or similar incidents can call UCPD at (310) 825-9371.
Compiled by Yael Levin, Bruin senior staff.
